OK, it’s late night on a Saturday, which means it’s time for me to nerd out about the D&D kit I made for running games. I used it at Gary Con and was fairly happy with it. Strap in for excitement!
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
So here’s my kit’s two basic pieces – a Rick Steves travel bag sized for a small-ish iPad, and a pencil case I found at Target. The pencil case is nice, because it has a button loop that makes it easy to attach to the travel bag. pic.twitter.com/lZ8MBFpK8a
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
Here are the contents of the pencil case – dice, dry erase markers, power cord for my iPad, and not surprisingly pencils. The nice thing about this specific case – it lay flat enough when unzipped that it’s a handy storage bin when in use. Keeps stuff accessible without clutter. pic.twitter.com/hIGdVrT5Tq
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
I keep index cards in the front pocket of the travel bag, an assortment of colors to track monster stats and notes during a session. pic.twitter.com/nxWOLCFzsi
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
The interior pocket is the perfect size for a Noteboard, a handy dry erase surface that folds out. I use it for tactical combat, as necessary. I don’t pack minis, so I just use dice or whatever is handy, but so far have used it for a battle only once across 6 gaming sessions. pic.twitter.com/jIFDjNLJCF
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
And here are the main pieces in the main interior pocket of the bag – an iPad with D&D Beyond and a number of adventures from the DM’s Guild, plus adventures of my own, a miniature whiteboard, and a mini-sized DM screen I made. pic.twitter.com/L2KQqb9ACl
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
The white board had a magnet on the back. It’s the type you might stick to your refridgerator. I stripped off the magnets. In play, I use it to sketch out locations for the players or track initiative.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
I made the screen using white duct tape, small painting canvasses, and plastic, self-adhesive pockets. I printed out the 5e conditions and a few other handy tables to reference during play. pic.twitter.com/V6yHfTBjc8
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
I might add a bag of counters, or a second pencil case for them. I haven’t needed them too often, but a light, compact option would be nice.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
Oh, and I really do need to create a set of 6 pregen characters that’ll fit in the bag without folding, preferable laminated or otherwise durable, for pick up games. The one drawback was having to print out separate sets of pregens for each session I ran.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
pregens, but on smaller format paper, or standard?Smaller – thinking something like 5 inch square, double sided, 3rd level, erring on simple options.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
This tweet thread was exactly what I needed to read before I fall asleep. Thanks, Welcome!
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
Special thanks to the dogs for sitting quietly while i composed these tweets, then crashing into and nearly tearing a hole in our screen door when i let them outside just now.
— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) March 25, 2018
